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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Tunbridge Wells Section

What to expect

Network with other local dental professional from 18:00, followed by a lecture from William Donovan which will provide review the GDCs standards for the dental team regarding complaints procedure, explore the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for complaints arising, discuss the psychological impact complaints can have on yourself, and review a case series of complaints and their outcomes.

Timings

18:00 Registration, exhibition, networking, buffet

19:15 Lecture and Q&A

20:45 Networking

21:00 End 

Learning objectives

  • Review the GDCs standards for the dental team for complaint procedures
  • Identify common risk and predisposing factors for when complaints arise and how these may be mitigated against
  • Appreciate the psychological effects that a complaint can have to their overall wellbeing and have strategies in place to reduce these negative effects
  • Understand a variety of complaint situations that may arise and how they were resolved.

Development outcomes

A and D

Meet the speaker

William Donovan 250X250 William Donovan Specialty Registrar, Endodontics, Kings College Hospital

William has previous experience as a DCT (1-3) in various specialties, along with two years of associate dentistry in general practice and a year of foundation training. He graduated from the University of Dundee in 2017.

More information

Please email [email protected] if you have any dietary requirements.

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

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Well organised event, refreshments and food were excellent

Really well organised and well-run event, speaker was excellent and informative

Warm, friendly atmosphere by the organisers, good quality and excellent delivery of presentation